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2025 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 412 - State Militia
NRS 412.502 - Releasing prisoner without proper authority.
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NV Rev Stat § 412.502 (2025)
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Any person subject to this Code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his or her charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1333)
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